Another week has passed, and some more exciting and interesting ideas have taken root in the world of urban planning.
Sustainability
Questioning New York City's Sustinability Plan
With Mayor Bloomberg's congestion pricing plan defeated, can the city's vision for long-term sustainability be achieved?
The Gotham Gazette
Building Sustainably For Dummies?
A new book from Landscape Architect Professor Carl Smith provides designers with an easy-to-use checklist for building sustainable housing.
University of Arkansas
Cities Putting Officials in Charge of Sustainability
As cities get serious about addressing climate change, a new city position -- the sustainability director -- is taking office all over the country.
Governing
Miami Moves Forward With Bicycle Planning
Tue, 03/18/2008 - 06:39
If you think of the most bicycle-friendly cities in America, surely you do not think of Miami. In fact, if you have ever been to the "Magic City," or perhaps live here, you probably shudder at the idea of using two wheels instead of four. That may be changing.
Dublin Disappearing?
Sun, 03/09/2008 - 10:26
Anne Street, Dublin City Center: A mixture of uses prevail
in this pedestrian friendly, human-scaled street.
Creating Jobs Creates Sustainable Cities
Portland city officials are warming up to the idea that jobs are key to sustainable cities, and have proposed a plan to try to lure sustainable businesses to the city.
The Portland Tribune
China's Green Stumbling Blocks
This video series from Frontline looks at plans to create an eco-friendly village in China and why those plans fell short of their goals.
Frontline
A Practical Need for Utopianism
Wed, 02/06/2008 - 14:19
Who doesn’t love the Apocalypse? Society collapses, people run around in chaos, and we try to imitate the survival strategies culled from too many Hollywood end-of-the world blockbusters. Apocalyptic predictions have always been part of American culture, and why not?
Designing the way to Sustainability
Fri, 11/23/2007 - 06:31
Over the last few weeks, I have participated in two panels on Social and Environmental Sustainability. The first one was at the Ringling School of Art’s "Designing for Life" conference, the second was at BuildBoston where Adaptive Environments organized a day long symposium on Universal Design. In both cases, design took center stage. Design as a means towards change, and design as a business force. This is good news for advocates of Universal Design.
